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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Management and Leadership 

•       Provide professional and management leadership to support the development of clinical research activity for defined research recruitment and delivery teams.

•       Ensure appropriate processes are in place to oversee and influence performance of teams including ensuring local and national research targets are met.

•       Conduct trial feasibility to assess the impact on workload in defined research groups and the Trust to establish whether there are adequate resources available to meet clinical trial activity.

•       To have full oversight of clinical trial submission process within Radiology and CMPE and overall responsibility from feasibility through to close out of a team portfolio of clinical trials.  

•       Provide divisional representation on relevant trust wide committees relating to governance structures and operational management, where appropriate. 

•       Work autonomously in all areas of practice relating to clinical research.

•       Take a proactive approach in ensuring local and national performance and recruitment metrics are adhered to and met.

•       Work with Trust R&I department and research staff to ensure regulatory and governance frameworks are adhered to.

•       Delegation of appropriate trial related activities to members of the research team.

•       Identify strategies for recruiting patients to clinical trials and support team members in implementing these strategies. 

•       Identify workforce requirements to meet the team objectives and have overall responsibility for the recruitment processes within defined area of responsibility.

•       Ensure all Trust-wide policies and practices are adhered to and implemented within teams. 

Strategic Development

•       Contribute to the development and implementation of the R&I strategy and objectives. 

•       Contribute to and implement relevant strategies within the trust including the Radiology and CMPE strategy. 

•       Foster strategic links and work in close partnership with appropriate key stakeholders to ensure all local, corporate, and national initiatives and targets are met. 

Financial & Business Management

•       Manage and negotiate research budgets for both the Radiology and CMPE, ensuring oversight of all invoicing and income. 

•       Work with the research income and costings team in forecasting projected income to secure funding for the retention and expansion of Clinical trial team nursing and administration posts.

•       Develop business plans to secure funding for the provision of resources as required

Research Performance

•       Oversee the management, implementation, and facilitation of clinical trial delivery. 

•       Set up processes/patient pathways in specialist research areas to promote a costeffective timely service for individual protocols (including specialist clinics) 

•       Assimilate complex information relating to clinical trials and communicate this information to patients and staff at a level appropriate to their understanding. 

•       Promote and adhere to the EU directive and ICH/GCP.

•       Demonstration of expert knowledge in specialist area to maintain clinical excellence

Education and Training 

•       To design and/or participate in National and Regional study days.

•       To support educational development through ensuring all members of staff have access to relevant and required training within the field of research and ensure staff work towards relevant competencies. 

•       Ensure educational opportunities are available to all staff and ensure all have personnel development plans as part of the PDR process. 

•       Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, ensuring all staff make effective use of learning opportunities.

•       To develop and facilitate educational programs to meet the competencies of the Clinical research nursing and administration teams.

•       Maintain professional development whilst evaluating own specialist knowledge and practice through a process of appraisal, revalidation, and personal development planning.

•       Ensure own knowledge is regularly updated and be aware of relevant developments that may impact on service provision

Quality

•       Lead development of SOPs and associated documents to guide practice within delivery teams and ensure they are reviewed as appropriate

•       Ensure that all research activity is conducted within the relevant governance frameworks and according to local SOPs. 

•       Lead on and participate in service improvement projects and development programmes that contribute to excellent patient experience. 

•       Promote a culture of effective collaboration and continuous improvement by implementing the quality strategy and objectives. 

 Information Management

•       Can use a variety of clinical research related information systems including CWP, CRIS, R-PEAK or similar systems.

•       Produce and utilize reports to manage team performance, including, but not limited to, HR, Financial, patient recruitment, and other KPI’s. 

•       Ensure teams are involved with, and influences trust Digital strategies in relation to the requirement of the Radiology department and in line with the R&I division Communication and Engagement 

•       Represent the Imaging Departments and Trust at specialist research forums or consultative groups in relation to clinical research.

•       Process highly complex, scientific and sometimes sensitive patient information and when required, communicate this to a wide range of multi-disciplinary staff groups 

•       Promote a culture and environment of research engagement and integration across the trust. 

•       Ensure that there is effective communication, across all organisational boundaries in relation to clinical trial activities

•       Ensure the interests of the Imaging departments are considered in the planning and development of new systems and processes within the R&I Division. 

•       To raise the profile of clinical research nursing locally and nationally.